Leonardo DRS and Elbit Systems of America will develop prototypes of a multisensor laser targeting system for forward observers under separate contracts with the U.S. Army. The two companies will work on the Army's Joint Effects Targeting System II program, which seeks to build a handheld system designed to enable warfighters to locate and engage targets and call in precision munitions across all combat scenarios.

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The U.S. Navy has qualified an Elbit Systems of America subsidiary to compete for sonobuoy delivery orders under a multiple-award contract. Sparton said Thursday it received vendor designation that allows the maritime electronic systems supplier to pursue work through the branch’s sonobuoy procurement vehicle. Naval Air Systems Command first announced the contract in July and […] More

Raanan Horowitz, president and CEO of Elbit Systems of America, said the company is considering acquiring domestic businesses that develop critical technologies, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. He told the publication that Elbit Systems’ U.S. subsidiary is evaluating potential acquisition opportunities as part of expansion efforts and working to update the resolution of its night vision […] More

The U.S. subsidiary of Elbit Systems will provide night vision devices and spare parts to the U.S. Marine Corps under a $41 million delivery order. Elbit Systems of America is scheduled to deliver Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggles to the military branch through March next year, as part of a $249 million indefinite-quantity/indefinite-delivery contract awarded in 2019, the company said Tuesday.

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Cubic’s mission solutions business has picked Elbit Systems’ U.S. subsidiary to develop an amplifier module for the F-35 aircraft’s full-motion video data link.

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Elbit Systems of America has launched WideBridge Cloud applications suite, a system of cloud-based public safety broadband communications services. The Elbit Systems subsidiary said Friday the suite is designed to give first responders access to broadband communication tools that allow real-time voice, video and data services through P25 Land Mobile Radio and LTE devices. The company added WideBridge […] More

Elbit Systems of America has been awarded a $106 million contract to upgrade four Grumman C-1A aircraft for Brazil’s navy. The company will upgrade the aircraft’s engine, avionics, communication and ECS technologies and air-to-air refueling system, Elbit Systems of America said Tuesday. Elbit Systems of America will perform work for five years at the San Antonio, Texas-based […] More

Elbit Systems‘ U.S. business arm will create a maritime target tracking prototype under a Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific contract in support of the Information Warfare Research Project of the U.S. Navy. Under the prime award, Elbit Systems of America said Monday it will also demonstrate its artificial intelligence-powered autonomy prototype’s ability to automatically recognize […] More

L3Harris Technologies and Elbit Systems of America have secured contracts from the Defense Logistics Agency to produce monocular night-vision image intensifiers for the U.S. Army. The ordering period for both one-time spot-buy contracts is scheduled to conclude on April 10, 2023, the Department of Defense said Friday. DLA’s separate awards to L3Harris’ integrated vision solutions […] More

Elbit Systems’ U.S. subsidiary has secured a $49 million delivery order to supply additional helmet-mounted night vision systems to the U.S. Marine Corps. Elbit Systems of America will deliver Squad Binocular Night Vision Goggles to the Marines to help boost their situational awareness and performance during night operations, the company said Monday. The goggles include […] More

Elbit Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary has opened a new center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where it plans to accommodate additional software, mechanical and electrical engineers as part of the company’s expansion efforts. The Cambridge Innovation Center will have a stand-up laboratory, virtual reality collaboration area and space for up to 60 engineers who will be based in […] More

Elbit Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary has received orders worth approximately $29 million under a U.S. Army indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to modernize the legacy night vision goggles used by rotary-wing pilots. Elbit Systems of America said Thursday it will replace the green image intensification on the AN/AVS-6 Aviator’s Night Vision Imaging System with white phosphor image intensifier tubes. […] More